Board members

SSP Board Members

SSP has a consistent track record of revenue growth since the management buy-in in 2002 with the business recording double-digit organic revenue growth every year.

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Jonathan Halford

Non-Executive Chairman

Jonathan originally qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers before undertaking a number of senior Board positions within the multi-national engineering group, Morgan Crucible plc. Over the last 15 years Jonathan has worked as a Chairman for a number of private equity backed companies where he has forged a reputation as one of the most respected professionals in the business growth and transformation community. His experience has been gained across many sectors including retail, fast-moving consumer goods, manufacturing, packaging, distribution and wholesaling.

Chris Pennington

Chief Financial Officer

Chris joined SSP in 2009 and held a number of senior finance positions prior to his appointment as CFO in May 2018. Before joining SSP, Chris spent 12 years with PwC, latterly as a Director in the Corporate Finance practice. Chris is a Chartered Accountant.

Adrian Brown

Non-executive Director

Adrian joined SSP in June 2019 and has more than 30 years’ experience in senior roles in leading underwriting and distribution businesses, including Group COO of Ardonagh Group, UK CEO of RSA and Managing Director of MORE THAN.